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Hard Rock band 10 Years will debut its latest full-length studio recording this spring. The album, From Birth To Burial, is the band’s sixth full-length studio effort . The band released its debut album Into The Half Moon in 2001. In anticipation of the upcoming album the band announced this week that it will hit the road in support of its new record beginning Tuesday, February 10th on the “From Birth To Burial Tour” presented by Revolver Magazine.

The “From Birth To Burial” tour kicks off Tuesday, February 10th in Sauget, IL and runs for a total of five weeks. It winds down March 21st in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Las Vegas, Nevada’s Otherwise has been tapped as one of the supporting acts for the tour along with Glorious Sons and 10 Years’ fellow Knoxville, TN-based band Luminoth. Otherwise’s addition to the tour is part of the band’s continued push in support of its latest release Peace At All Costs. Peace At All Costs was released last year via Century Media’s “sister” label Another Century. The complete schedule for the “From Birth To Burial” tour is listed below.

THE FROM BIRTH TO BURIAL TOUR PRESENTED BY REVOLVER MAGAZINE feat. 10 YEARS, OTHERWISE, THE GLORIOUS SONS, & LUMINOTH

FEBRUARY

10 Sauget, IL – Pop’s Nightclub

11 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

13 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre

14 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep

15 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue

17 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge

18 Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl

19 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick

20 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee

22 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Ballroom

24 Abilene, TX – The Silo

25 San Antonio, TX – 210 Kapones Live

26 Dallas, TX – Trees

27 Houston, TX – Scout Bar

28 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre

MARCH

02 Destin, FL – Club LA

03 Birmingham, AL – Iron Horse

04 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge

06 Louisville, KY – Expo Five

07 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (10 Years Fan Summit)

08 Newport, KY – Thompson House

10 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club

11 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

13 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live

14 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre

15 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

17 Battle Creek, MI – Music Factory

18 Arlington Heights, IL – Home Bar

19 Spring Lake Park, MN – POVS

20 Ringle, WI – Q and Z Expo Center

21 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center

All of the latest updates from 10 Years on its upcoming album and tour is available online at:

The video for ‘Love The Way You Hate Me,’ the new single from Like A Storm, has officially topped the one million views mark on YouTube. The single is taken from the band’s debut record on Another Century/Century Media. The video is available online to view via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xhblqV1CI. The announcement comes just as the band—Chris Brooks (Lead vocals, guitar, didgeridoo, keyboards, programming), Matt Brooks (Vocals, lead guitar, keyboards/programming) and Kent Brooks (bass, vocals, keyboards/programming)—announced even more tour dates. The brothers will hit the road alongside Alter Bridge, Thousand Foot Krutch, and label mates Otherwise beginning today in Ringle, Wisconsin.

Front man Matt Brooks discussed the band’s excitement at the announcement of the band’s new video breaking the one million views mark in a statement released to the media. “We were absolutely blown away when our “Love the Way You Hate Me” video hit one million views!” he said. “For three brothers from New Zealand, it is just insane to think that a song we wrote, recorded and produced ourselves has had over a million hits from rock fans all over the world… especially when that song features a didgeridoo! We want to say a huge thank you to all our friends and fans who have made this incredible milestone possible.” He went on to discuss the band’s upcoming fall tour dates, saying “We can’t wait to rock with everyone on our upcoming tours with Alter Bridge, Drowning Pool, Otherwise and more!”

The band’s current list of tour dates is available below.

Like A Storm Tour Dates

w/ Otherwise

SEPTEMBER

18 Ringle, WI – Q&Z Expo

19 Racine, WI – Rt 20

20 Green Bay, WI – The Watering Hole

21 Battle Creek, MI – The Music Factory

22 South Bend, IN – Cheers Pub

24 Ft Wayne, IN – Piere’s

25 Morgantown, WV – Schmitt’s Saloon

26 Gardners, PA – Fall Jam 2014

27 Parkersburg, WV – West Virginia Polo

29 New York, NY – The Studio @Webster

30 Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall

OCTOBER
01 Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom

w/Alter Bridge

05 Detroit, MI – Fillmore

09 Worchester, MA – The Palladium

10 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom

12 Huntington, NJ – The Paramount

13 Lancaster, PA – Freedom Hall

w/Thousand Foot Krutch

16 Flint, MI – Machine Shop

17 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s

18 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection

w/Alter Bridge

25 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre

26 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

w/ Drowning Pool. “Unlucky 13 Tour”

30 Lynchburg, VA – Phase 2

31 Fostoria, OH – The New Nest

NOVEMBER

01 Macomb, IL – The Outskirts

02 Sioux Falls, SD – The District

04 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep

05 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater

06 Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater & Lounge

07 Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theater

08 Las Vegas, NV – LVCS

13 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven

14 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

15 Missoula, MT – Stage 112

16 Billings, MT – Babcock Theater

18 Minot, ND – The ‘O’riginal Bar & Nightclub

19 Spring Lake Park, MN – POV’S

21 Racine, WI – Rt. 20

22 Ringle, WI – Q&Z Expo Center

23 Joliet, IL – Mojoes

26 Joplin, MO – Rock 3405

More information on Like A Storm, its new album and all of the latest news from the band is available online at:

Las Vegas, NV-based hard rock band Otherwise surprised a lot of people in 2012 when it released its Century Media Records debut album True Love Never Dies. The album was such a surprise among audiences because like label mate Girl On Fire, Fozzy, and Adrenaline Mob, the band’s more mainstream sound wasn’t exactly within the mold of the bands that have made Century Media one of the leading labels in hard rock and metal. That album was met with relatively positive reviews from audiences and critics alike. Now two years later, Century Media has responded to the success of that album by releasing the band’s new release (it’s second for the label and third overall) on its fledgling label Another Century. The new label is the sister label of sorts to Century Media. It serves to focus on the likes of Otherwise and its previously noted label mates. Audiences will agree in hearing Otherwise’s new album Peace at all Costs that the re-assignment of sorts to Century Media’s new label is quite the well-deserved vote of confidence in the band. Peace at all Costs takes the melodic hard rock sound established on the band’s Century Media debut and has built on that sound here, musically speaking. Lyrically, the band covers a range of topics, too. From personal relationships to overcoming one’s own personal demons, and points in between, the album’s lyrical content makes the album just as solid of a listen for fans new and old alike.

Otherwise covers a number of topics throughout the course of its new album. The most prominent topic covered across the album is that of personal relationships. Most of the album’s songs that center on personal relationships deal mainly in the issue of broken relationships as is evident in the album’s first full length song, the aptly titled ‘Love & War.’ The song is a full throttle fist pumper that will have audiences singing along from start to finish. The dual guitar attack from Ryan Patrick and Andrew Pugh set against Corky Gainsford’s drumming provides the song with so much of a punch. The song’s infectious chorus of “Love and war/It’s all the same to me/No use fighting/Lie some more/It’s all I ever need/So why you hiding/Love and war/It’s all the same to me presents a situation to which so many people can relate. The manner in which it was written is especially because it doesn’t necessarily specify if this is being sung from the standpoint of a man or woman. And the sarcasm in front man Adrian Patrick’s voice as he sings, “Lie to me/It’s all I ever need” is perfectly clear. It makes the chorus in whole all the more powerful of a statement. The talent of Patricks’ band mates not only in the song’s chorus but throughout makes the song in whole a solid re-introduction for the band’s older fans and an equally solid first impression for those that might be new to the band’s body of work.

Otherwise could not have possibly opened its new album in a better way than with the aggressive, seemingly relationship based song ‘Love & War.’ Rather than take the standard oh-woe-is-me approach to the issue of a troubled and/or broken relationship, the band takes the polar opposite approach to such a topic, making for a song that deserves consideration as another single to promote the record. The topic of relationships is not the only topic tackled on Peace at all Costs. The band also offers its listeners some music therapy of sorts in the pummeling ‘Wake Up (Coming for the Throne).’ Just as ‘Love & War’ could be used as a single, so could this song. It could be used as a single as both its musical and lyrical content will have audiences singing proudly along, horns high in the air. It comes across as a song promoting self-empowerment. [Adrian] Patrick sings in this song, “Hey kid/Who you fightin’/Fight yourself so you can stand united/With the voices that are screamin’ loud inside your head/Hey kid/Get it together/Every second doesn’t last forever/You could be the president/Or you could end up dead/Take control of the monster inside of you/Focus the rage/All the answers are right there in front of you/Just turn the page/Wake up/When you’re burning inside/And everybody’s gone and lost their faith in you/Wake up/You’d better open your eyes/Look around/’Cause there’s so much love to lose/Heavy is the heart of the one who walks alone/Let ‘em know that you’re comin’ for the throne!” The song’s second verse carries just as much power and is just as infectious. It goes without saying that this song is one of the best additions to this album. Sure, Patrick sings, “Hey, kid” in the song’s versus, seemingly singing to younger listeners. It would make sense. But even older audiences can take something from this song as even adults struggle with feelings of self-loathing, depression, etc. So there is a value even to those audiences. Add in an infectious chorus and some really pummeling guitar riffs and audiences get in this song a work that is one of the highest of highs throughout the album.

‘Love & War’ and ‘Wake Up (Coming for the Throne)’ are both prime examples of what makes Peace at all Costs such an impressive new effort from Otherwise. One song tackles the standard relationship fare that is prevalent on so many records from so many genres. What sets the song apart from those other works is it doesn’t take the standard oh-woe-is-me approach to the topic. It takes that road less traveled. And the empowering, almost anthemic ‘Wake Up (Coming for the Throne)’ is certain to become a fan favorite thanks to its combination of hard rocking music and equally powerful lyrics. Both songs are sure to have audiences talking for both their musical and lyrical content both by themselves and as whole works. There is at least one more song among the album’s fourteen total tracks and forty-five-minute run time that will have audiences talking for a wholly different reason. That song comes late in the album in the form of ‘For The Fallen Ones.’ Patrick and his band mates sing in the song’s chorus, “Raise your glass/For the fallen ones,” leading listeners to think that perhaps the song is a tribute to America’s men and women in uniform. However, the song’s verses paint a somewhat different picture. Patrick sings in the song’s second verse, “Now nothing feels the same/Picking up the pieces/ Color in the secrets/And I don’t feel ashamed/Now that I am older/Another fallen soldier.” It’s tough to figure out if Patrick is using the soldier as a metaphor or if he is directly mentioning a soldier. A look at the song’s opening verse leaves one wondering scratching one’s head, but not in a bad way. Patrick sings in the song’s opening verse, “I don’t need to blame/The scent of my father/The scars of my mother/For the beast that I became/Now I shine the light on my sisters and my brothers/It’s all I needed/To feel alive/We’ll never have to say goodbye.” One could see how this song would be in reference to America’s military personnel. It could be argued that it’s sung from the vantage point of someone that joined the military and became a better person considering his or her past life in turn. It would be interesting to hear from the band itself the exact meaning behind the song. If it is in fact a tribute to the military personnel past and present that made the ultimate sacrifice, it wouldn’t be the first song from the band to have done so. That’s not a bad thing, either. Regardless, the very fact that it could generate so much discussion on its topic all while entertaining audiences with its musical side says plenty of why this is another guaranteed hit, regardless of whether or not it is used as a single. And it is one more example of why audiences will enjoy Peace at all Costs whether they are new to the band’s work or are more seasoned fans.

Peace at all Costs boasts a total of fourteen tracks. Interestingly enough, the album in whole comes in at less than an hour long. To be exact, its total run time (TRT for any media people out there) is roughly forty-five minutes. That’s a shocker to be honest. One would think fourteen tracks would equal out to a much longer run time. That aside, audiences that pick up this latest effort from Otherwise will agree that each of those tracks offers something that every listener will appreciate. The songs noted here are just a few examples of what makes the album work as well as it does. They are this critic’s own personal favorites from the whole thing. Audiences can pick up the album and pick out their own favorites now as the album was officially released yesterday in stores and online. It can be ordered via iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/otherwise/id164633854 and via Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Otherwise/e/B001LHTTN0. Audiences can also pick up Peace at all Costs at any of the band’s live shows as the band is currently touring in support of its new album. It is playing a trio of dates in Wisconsin this week today through Friday before making its way to Michigan Sunday and Indiana next Monday and Tuesday, September 22nd and 24th. Audiences can check out the band’s current tour schedule and keep up with all of the latest updates from the band online at

Front man Adrian Patrick explained the meaning behind the song in a recent interview, noting that it is part of a whole in Peace at All Costs that will end up having a positive effect on listeners. “Darker Side of the Moon is just the beginning of the journey that we plan to take with everyone,” he said. “The Moon is a heavenly body that we’ve come to cherish and worship throughout our meager lives… but there is another side to it that most of us know nothing about. We hope that our album PEACE AT ALL COSTS will help the world navigate the depths of its own darkness and break through into the Light on the other side.”

Las Vegas based hard rock band Otherwise has entered the studio to start work on its latest album.

Peace at All Costs will be the band’s second full length release for Century Media Records and third overall full length release. It is being produced by Grammy Award-winning producer David Bottrill (Tool, Flaw, Muse, Stone Sour, Godsmack, Staind, Peter Gabriel) in Las Vegas at Audio Mix House and Vegas View Recording Studios. Front man Adrian Patrick discussed bringing Bottrill on board to man the boards for this record and how much it means to have him on board for the record’s creation. “We’ve always felt different from other bands; not just as performers but as people also,” he said. Being in the studio with an elite producer like David Bottrill, knowing his impressively diverse resume and discerning taste in the artists he chooses to work with, only reinforces our resolve. Our next album, “Peace at All Costs,” will prove what we are capable of.”

The band will take a short break from working on its album next Saturday, April 12th as it is scheduled to take part in Orlando, Florida’s annual Earthday Birthday Festival.

George Cappellini, Sr. (Former VP of Promotion for Geffen Records and VP of Rock Promotion for Elektra Records) co-manages Otherwise. He was very excited in talking to the press about the past, present, and future of Otherwise. “I wanted to work the band to radio after hearing “Soldiers” on Octane,” he said. Fast forward two years later after 200+ shows, two Top 20 Singles, and now being a part of the management team, this band has grown into a powerhouse right before our eyes. You will all hear that on their sophomore album.”

Century Media Records head Robert Kampf has already had a listen to some of the material that fans will get to hear later this year. He put in the simplest terms what he thought of what he heard. He told reporters, After hearing the demos for the new album, OTHERWISE is going to be the future of rock, period.”

Las Vegas based hard rock band Otherwise is on the road again. The band has joined up with fellow supporting acts Red and We As Human on Filter’s “Self-Inflicted Tour.” Since its release in 2012, Otherwise has seen its new album, True Love Never Dies, sell more than 50,000 copies since its release in May 2012. ‘Soldiers’, the lead single from the album has sold more than 100,000 digital downloads. And the band’s videos have received a total of more than 2.4 million views on YouTube. That number is sure to be even high with the release of the lyric video for the band’s new single, ‘Die For You.’ The video can be viewed online now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0_91w3P0NE. The song about devotion in the face of betrayal is the third single from True Love Never Dies.

Organizers of the annual “Welcome To Rockville” Festival presented by Monster Energy have released more information on this year’s festival. 2013 is the festival’s third year being held. Performance times for bands on each stage have officially been released. The “Monster Energy Main Stage East” opens with a performance by Pop Evil at 12:40pm. Pop Evil will be followed by All That Remains, Halestorm, Papa Roach, Stone Sour, and headliners Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains takes the “Monster Energy Main Stage East” at 9:45pm. The “Monster Energy Main Stage West” is just one of the many stages from which audiences have to choose during the festival. A full listing of bands and performance times is available below.

Saturday, April 27

Monster Energy Main Stage East

12:40 PM Pop Evil

2:05 PM All That Remains

3:35 PM Halestorm

5:25 PM Papa Roach

7:25 PM Stone Sour

9:45 PM Alice In Chains

Monster Energy Main Stage West

12:05 PM Young Guns

1:20 PM In This Moment

2:50 PM Asking Alexandria

4:30 PM Bullet For My Valentine

6:20 PM Three Days Grace

8:30 PM Limp Bizkit

Emerging Artist Stage

Noon RockvilleRumble Winner

1:00 PM Hell Or Highwater

2:10 PM Gemini Syndrome

3:20 PM Whitechapel

4:45 PM Otherwise

6:20 PM Escape The Fate

Jax Live Stage

11:30 AM RockvilleRumble Winner

12:30 PM Edens Fill

1:40 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

2:50 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

4:05 PM Stars In Stereo

5:35 PM MonstrO

7:25 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

Sunday, April 28

Monster Energy Main Stage East

11:45 AM Red

12:55 PM Saving Abel

2:30 PM Filter

4:10 PM Skillet

6:05 PM 3 Doors Down

8:35 PM Lynyrd Skynyrd

Monster Energy Main Stage West

11:15 AM Farewell 2 Fear

12:20 PM Nonpoint

1:40 PM Steel Panther

3:20 PM Hollywood Undead

5:05 PM Buckcherry

7:15 PM Shinedown

Emerging Artist Stage

11:20 AM Nebraska Bricks

12:20 PM Soulswitch

1:25 PM Girl On Fire

2:35 PM Saliva

3:45 PM Motionless In White

5:10 PM Device

6:50 PM Nothing More

Jax Live Stage

11:50 AM (N)ception

12:55 PM The Apprehended

2:05 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

3:15 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

4:40 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

6:15 PM RockvilleRumble Winner

The whole party will be preceded by the “Rockville Downtown Experience presented by Corona Light” pre-party on Friday, April 26th. Two post-show parties will be held Saturday, April 27th. Admission to these parties is FREE. Friday’s show will feature Saliva, Evergreen Terrace, and Victr as entertainment. The bands will perform live at the Underbelly in Jacksonville, FL. More information on this party is available online at http://www.jaxunderbelly.com. Saturday’s after-parties will feature performances by DJ Monk and Robert Goodman at 1904 Music Hall in Jacksonville, FL (http://www.facebook.com/1904MusicHall, http://www.1904MusicHall.com) and Icey at the Underbelly.

Fans that attend the festival will have plenty of opportunities to get their CDs, shirts, and more signed by their favorite band(s) at the f.y.e. tent and other onsite locations. There will also be interactive experiences such as a gaming area and Dave’s Crazy Music Experience. This experience lets fans find out for themselves what it’s like to make music in a studio environment. It includes actual guitars, drums, basses, and all the gear used by today’s top acts.

Tickets are still available for this year’s festival. Prices are listed below.

Along with the listed ticket prices, “no service fee tickets” are available at specific Metro PCS locations. More information on this is available online at http://www.welcometorockvillefestival.com/tickets.html. A limited number of VIP tickets and hotel packages are still available. They can be purchased online at http://www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com. VIP tickets include entrance to all concerts through a VIP entrance, access to VIP lounge featuring dedicated bar, beverage and food service, viewing of the Monster Main Stage (both seated and standing areas), a seated area with shade for dining, private bathrooms and laminated VIP guest pass.